The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-12
THE FIRST GUN.
The Prohibitionists Meet To-day in
County Convention and Appointed
Delegates to the Waco Con-,
ycntion.

ycntion.
Thirty men and few ladies met in
the district court room this forenoon
in convention for the purpose of el, Ct
ing delegates to the Waco Prohibition
convention.
Gen. Il. NJ. Gano was elected chair
man and NJ. p. Mathcuy secretary.
Gen. Gano made few remarks stat
ing that The object of the convention
was TO selSct delegates to represent the
prohibionists of Dallas county at The
Waco convention, to be held in that
city next Tuesday.
John W. Payne then addressed the
convention upon its duty, and the
+ character of the delegates. They
should be representative men--men of
brains, etc. lie did not think il was
the time TO 30 before the people but
he was ready. In the language of
Thomas Jcilerson: ale favored wise
and frugal laws that prevented men
from iniuring one another" The sa-
loon men would spend money like wa
Ter. What were they going to do
about money? Mr.. Payne at the close
Of his speech left the hall and did not
return.
Mr.. Matheny said the first question
of the convention was to select dele
gates. His opinion was that from one
to three delegates wero cnoOnh. That
it was convention for ways and
means and he made a motion to that
effect, which failed, however TO re-
ccive a second.
Mr. Calvin Rcasoncr differed with Mr.
Mathcny. He believed it was meeting
not only for ways and means. but it was
designed to be gigantic. enthusiastic
emotional mass meeting where very
large representation of prohibitionists
should meet and set hearts on fire and
create that enthusiasm that would make
men go down into their jackets and con
tribute largely. He wanted to see Gen.
Gano go to Waco He moved that
delegation Of 20 or % he appointed, as
many rs would volunteer from this
meeting and Gen. Gano to select such
men as he believed best to fill out the
number, and then to give general in
viiation to all sincere workers in the
cause to attend voluntarily and over
whelm their enemies with the vastness
of the array in numbers. talent and
money.
Mr.. Hughes said that this was mass
meeting of the Prohbitionists of Dallas
county, and the county should be prop
crly represented. That they meant bust
ness now. He wanted to see a meeting tha
would shake this country from center to
circumference. That il was to be mon
etary meeting not an emotional affair.
The convention adopted Mr. Reason
er's plan of selecting delegates Mrs.
Blaisdell teacher at the Dallas Academy.
being asked if she would be u delegate.
first consented and afterward withdrew
her name and said that she would rather
give the amount that il would cost to
wards having Geo W Baines. of Ken
lucky, to come to Dallas and help in the
campaign. Talking about enthusiasm.
she said she engendered enough
of enthusiasm at meeting in Illinois
to last her her lifetime
Gen. Gano said he was glad that Geo.
W Baines name had been mentioned.
He knew him before the war, when quite
a boy. who was then an auctioneer, and
developed such elocutionary powers that
his friends aided him in studying it. and
he chose the temperance cause in which
to exercise his talent, and he has been
very successful The following delegates
were selected from the audience present;
X. A. Hughes, S. A. Mahon. J. ii. Her
ring. ID. p. Haggard, Mrs Betty John.
son, Hon. +. +. Nash. Mrs w. ID.
Knowles Calvin Reasoner.
The convention then adjourned. with
ont day.